Vocab 9-10 Flashcards
caustic
able to dissolve/eat away by chem action; sharp/biting
n: causticity
censor
anyone who acts as an arbiter of morals or reading/viewing material; to examine for/remove questionable material
adj: censorial n: censorship
censure
open/strong criticism/disapproval; to criticize severely/to disapprove strongly
n: censurer adj: censurable
chagrin
irritation/embarrassment/humiliation caused by disappointment/frustration; to cause such a feeling
charlatan
anyone who claims to have skills/knowledge that they don’t possess
n: charlatanism, charlatanry
chronic
continuing over a long period of time/recurring often
adv: chronically
circuitous
indirect/roundabout/long-winded
n: circuitousness, circuit
circumspect
cautious/prudent, esp in regard to the consequences of actions/statements; tactful
n: circumspection
circumvent
to get around/avoid, esp by trickety/deception
n: circumvention
clandestine
concealed from view to hide one’s purpose
n: clandestineness
coerce
to force someone to do something using pressure/threats/etc
n: coercion, coerciveness
adj: coercive, coercible
cogent
forceful and convinving, to the point
n: cogency
cohere
to hold/stick together; to fit together as a whole
n: coherence, coherency, cohesion, cohesiveness
adj: coherent, cohesive
collaborate
to work together; to cooperate w/ the enemy is treasonable activity
n: collaboration, collarborator
compatible
capable of use w/ another brand/model; capable of living together/getting along
n: compatibility, compatibleness
